Des Moines Police say no charges likely in fatal shooting

August 12, 2018

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines authorities don’t expect to file any charges in connection with this weekend’s fatal shooting because the victim was violating a court protection order and assaulting a man.

The shooting took place in the doorway of the home of a woman who is a former domestic partner of Wheeler’s.

Police said the incident started after the 25-year-old woman and a 27-year-old male friend of hers discovered that a tire on the man’s car had been slashed. Wheeler arrived and assaulted the man, who warned that he was carrying a gun.